Chapter 26
One stormy night, the Hamato family was watching a movie together when all of a sudden the power went out. The whole lair was plunged into pitch black darkness. Master Splinter lit some candles to light up the lair a little bit so they could see. Makayla freaked out when she felt something rub up against her leg.
Leonardo says, " Makayla why did you scream?"
Makayla says, " Something just rubbed up against my leg Leo."
Leonardo says, " It's just Klunk, Makayla." Klunk let out a meow. Makayla looked down and saw him.
Makayla laughs and says, " You sneaky little kitty." She bent down and petted him. Klunk started purring immediately. Donatello was trying to fix the electricity but he couldn't see anything. Then they all went to bed. The next day, Morgan went missing. The Hamato family searched for her and found her at the foot headquarters. Shredder and Karai had returned. The Hamato family and the foot clan fought against each other until the retreated. Then 2 weeks later, Makayla, her family, and her new friend Megan Morrison went to an amusement park. They went on a roller coaster thrill ride and a tree derailed it. They were okay. Then 3 weeks later, Leonardo and Makayla's friend Melissa Shallowgrave were in the dojo of the lair arguing about something.
Melissa angrily says, " I can take care of myself Leo! I don't need you telling me what I can and can't do!"
Leonardo angrily says, " You're 15 years old Melissa! Don't you think that you're a little bit too young to be a police officer?!"
Melissa angrily says, " It doesn't matter what age I am! I can still be a police officer!"
Leonardo angrily says, " You're putting yourself in danger! That's what you're doing Melissa!"
Melissa angrily says, " Don't use that tone of voice with me Leo!" Leonardo lost control of his anger and he punched Melissa in the face.
Melissa angrily says, " Oh you did not just do that Leo!"
Leonardo frightenly says, " Oh crud!" Leonardo ran out of the dojo screaming at the top of his lungs, " Oh my god get away from me!" Melissa chased after him screaming, " Oh no you don't! Get back here Leo!" She chased him around the lair and up to his bedroom. Leonardo ran into his room, slammed the door in Melissa's face and locked the door. Raphael was in Leonardo's room looking for something.
Leonardo says, " Raph what are you doing in my room?"
Raphael says, " I'm looking for something fearless." Melissa was pounding on the bedroom door and screaming, " Open the door Leo!"
Raphael says, " Leo what did ya do?!"
Leonardo says, " Our sister's friend Melissa and I were in the dojo arguing about her job, I lost control of my anger and punched her in the face."
Raphael shouted says, " What da shell were ya thinking fearless?!"
Leonardo shouted, " I don't know Raph! What should I do?!"
Raphael shouted, " I don't know! You're on your own this time Leo!"
Melissa shouted, " Leo if you don't open this door in 3 seconds I'm going to kick it down!"
Raphael says, " Well I'm leaving." and walks toward the door.
Leonardo screamed, " No don't open the door Raph!" Raphael ignored his brother, unlocked the door and opened it. He walked out of the room just as Melissa walked into the room swinging her handcuffs around her finger. Leonardo stood 2 feet in front of her with a scared expression on his face.
Leonardo frightenly says, " Okay I can totally explain why I hit you in the face!"
Melissa angrily says, " Yeah I would really like an explaination for that Leo!"
Leonardo frightenly says, " I hit you in the face because I lost control of my anger and I'm sorry!"
Melissa angrily says, " Thank you for the explaination but that's still not enough Leo!"
Leonardo frightenly says, " So am I being arrested for this?!"
Melissa angrily says, " What do you think Leo?!"
Leonardo frightenly says, " I'm guessing yes!"
Melissa angrily says, " I'm thinking you're right Leo!" Melissa handcuffed Leonardo.
Leonardo frightenly says, " But why me?!"
Melissa angrily says, " Because you hit me in the face Leo!" Melissa walked Leonardo out of his bedroom and down the stairs. Leonardo's siblings were in the living room.
Makayla says, " Melissa your lip is bleeding! What happened?!"
Melissa says, " Your brother here hit me in the face!"
Makayla shockingly says, " Leo! Why would you hit my friend in the face?!"
Leonardo says, " We were arguing in the dojo and I lost control of my anger!"
Melissa says, " So he's being arrested for assualting a police officer!" Master Splinter walked in and said, " What is going on in here?!"
Michelangelo says, " Leo's being arrested!"
Master Splinter says, " What?!" and looks at Melissa. Then he says, "Melissa explain to me why my son is being arrested?!"
Melissa says, " Because he hit me in the face!" Master Splinter looks Leonardo and says, " Leonardo?!"
Leonardo says, " We were arguing in the dojo and I lost control of my anger!"
Master Splinter says, " You shouldn't have hit her at all Leonardo!"
Makayla says, " Do you realize that since you hit my friend, you're going to jail now Leo?!"
Leonardo says, " Yes I know that Makayla! I'm not that stupid!"
Michelangelo says, " Well you acted stupidly when you hit Melissa in the face dude!"
Leonardo says, " Mikey shut up! You're not helping the situation!"
Michelangelo says, " I'm just saying, dude!"
Leonardo says, " You know Mikey you're lucky I'm handcuffed right now because I would smack you upside the head if my hands were free!"
Melissa says, " You won't be hitting anybody right now Leo!"
Leonardo says, " Yeah because you freaking handcuffed me behind my shell Melissa!"
Melissa says, " I did that to prevent you from hurting someone else including myself and you!"
Leonardo says, " Well this feels really uncomfortable!"
Melissa says, " It's supposed to feel like that so you don't do it again Leo!" Melissa walked Leonardo out of the lair and to her house. She took the handcuffs off him and locked him in her closet which she transformed into a small jail cell. Leonardo sat on the futon mattress that was in there.
Leonardo says, " This is torture!"
Melissa says, " Well this is what you get for hitting me in the face Leo! This is how getting arrested works! You do something wrong, you get arrested and go to jail for it! End of story!"
Leonardo says, " Yeah well I've never been arrested before! This is my first time in jail!"
Melissa says, " Well now you're going to learn what it feels like to be in jail for the first time! Because believe me, it's not fun!"
Leonardo says, " Can I have a glass of water?"
Melissa says, " Sure I'll be right back! Don't you dare try to escape Leo!" Melissa went to the kitchen to get Leonardo a glass of water. Meanwhile, Leonardo tried to escape by grabbing the keys off the nightstand in Melissa's bedroom. Melissa came back moments later and Leonardo hid the keys in his belt. When Melissa noticed her keys were missing, she looked at Leonardo and said, " Where are the keys to the door Leo?"
Leonardo says, " I don't know Melissa."
Melissa smiles and says, " I know you have them. Nice try Leo. Give them back." Leonardo gives the keys back to Melissa. She opens the door and hands Leonardo the glass of water. Then she shuts the door again and locks it. The two of them continued to talk to each other. Then as day turned to night and Melissa called it lights out, she handcuffed Leonardo again.
Leonardo says, " Again with the handcuffs why Melissa?"
Melissa says, " It's so you don't try to escape while I'm sleeping."
Leonardo shockingly says, " You seriously expect me to sleep like this?!"
Melissa says, " Yes Leo."
Leonardo says, " Alright fine. But I don't know how the shell I'm going to be able to sleep like this."
Melissa says, " Whatever. Good night Leo."
Leonardo says, " Good night Melissa." They both fell asleep after that. Then in the middle of the night, Leonardo woke up and tried to escape again. He almost got out the front door of the house when Melissa flipped the light on, smiled and said, " Going somewhere Leo?" Leonardo turned around and said, "How did you know I was out here Melissa?"
Melissa smiles and says, " Nothing gets past me Leo. Did you really think that you were going to be able to sneak out of my house undetected?"
Leonardo says, " Well yeah because you were sound asleep."
Melissa smiles and says, " Yeah well nice try Leo. And another thing, how did you get your handcuffs off?"
Leonardo says, " Uh safety release latch. Well got to go." and tried to walk out the door. Melissa grabbed his shell, smiled and said, " Oh no you don't, get back here Leo." Melissa tried to handcuff Leonardo again but Leonardo kept fighting against her grip. Then he ran out the front door and ran down the street. Melissa ran after him swinging her handcuffs around her finger. Neighbors were staring out their windows at the scene. Leonardo and Melissa ran through the streets all night long until Melissa finally caught Leonardo. She pinned his shell to the ground and handcuffed him.
Leonardo says, " Ow you're hurting me Melissa!"
Melissa says, " Well maybe you shouldn't have ran from me Leo!"
Leonardo says, " I was trying to get away from you!"
Melissa says, " Well that was not a smart decision!" She takes Leonardo back to her house. Then days later, Melissa let Leonardo go back home. 2 weeks later, Makayla and her friends were hanging out with each other when all of a sudden Niaomi complained that she had a really bad headache.
Makayla says, " Niaomi are you okay?"
Niaomi says, " Yeah I'm fine. I just have a bad headache." They continued talking to each other. Moments later, Niaomi collapsed on the floor and became unresponsive. Makayla and her other friends were freaking out and Morgan called 9.1.1. The E. M. S showed up and transported Niaomi to the hospital. Makayla and the others followed behind and when they got there, doctors were trying to figure out what was wrong with Niaomi. Finally they discovered that she had an aneurysm. Doctors tried everything they could to save her but at 7:30 pm she was pronounced dead. Makayla and her friends held each other and cried so hard that they fell to the floor while holding onto each other. Makayla couldn't believe that she lost another friend again. She first lost Ashley and now she lost Niaomi. Makayla ran home, ran up to her room, slammed the door and threw herself on her bed. She cried very hard the entire night. Donatello heard her crying and came up to see what was going on.
Donatello says, " Makayla are you okay? What happened?"
Makayla looked up with tears streaming down her face and sadly said, " Tonight was the worst night of my life! I lost another friend!"
Donatello sadly says, " Who did you lose now?"
Makayla sadly says, " My friend Niaomi! She had an aneurysm and passed away tonight!"
Donatello sadly says, " I'm so sorry to hear that. Come here." He embraced Makayla and she just cried into his shoulder. The other family members came in and saw her crying.
Raphael says, " What da shell happened now?"
Donatello sadly says, " Our sister's friend Niaomi had an aneurysm and passed away."
Raphael says, " Damn."
Master Splinter says, " Raphael watch your use of language."
Leonardo says, " When did this happen?"
Donatello sadly says, " It obviously happened tonight or our sister wouldn't be crying right now."
Makayla cried, " She told us she had a bad headache and that she was fine but then she dies leaving all of us broken hearted! WHY DID YOU LEAVE US NIAOMI?! WHY?!" She continued to ball her eyes out hysterically and her family embraced her. Then the next day the word got out about Niaomi's death and everyone gathered at a local church for her funeral. It was an open casket funeral. Makayla and her friends were holding each other and crying on each other's shoulders. The funeral speaker read the eulogy and then a song started to play. Makayla and her friends walked up to the casket where their friend laid and held each other. The song that was being played was ' I Believe I Can Fly'. Makayla and her friends started singing the words to the song. They continued to hold onto each other and cried. 2 weeks later after the funeral Makayla and her family took a ride over to Hillside Stonewood Cemetary to visit Niaomi's grave. When they got there, the gravestone said:
Niaomi Desirae Ashton
February 3, 1994 - May 14, 2003 Beloved Daughter, Sister, Girlfriend,
and Best Friend
Makayla stood still and silent for a moment in front of her friend's grave. Then she pulled out a piece of paper and she read, " Hi Niaomi it's me Makayla. My family and I came by to visit you. You know it's a funny thing, I never thought I would see you here six feet under. Niaomi you were the bestest friend that I could ever have. You meant so much to me and I very much enjoyed all those wonderful memories that we had together. You always brightened my day with your smile, your infectous laughter, and your great sense of humor. You always knew how to make me laugh. That is one of the things I loved about you. Also remember the time when you came over to the lair when we were having a sleepover? We turned off the lights and started whacking each other with pillows."
Flashback
Niaomi walked through the door of the lair with her overnight bag.
Niaomi says, " Hi Makayla I'm here for our sleepover."
Makayla says, " Hi Niaomi. Woah you brought a lot for one night! You think you're living with us for 2 months?!"
Niaomi says, " I know I got carried away but I wanted to make sure that I wouldn't get bored."
Makayla says, " Well I got something for us to do that will cure your boredom. What do you say we turn all the lights off and whack each other with pillows?"
Niaomi says, " I say bring it on." Makayla and Niaomi ran around the lair turning off all the lights. Then they picked up a bunch of pillows and started whacking each other.
Niaomi laughed, " This is so much fun! Not the face! Not the face!"
Makayla laughed, " Yeah! Missed me missed me now you gotta kiss me!" Niaomi threw a pillow, laughed and said, " Oh grow up Makayla!" Makayla ducked and the pillow hit Master Splinter in the face just as he was walking in the room. Makayla laughs and says, " Nice Niaomi you just hit my father in the face with a pillow!" Niaomi laughs and says, " I was trying to hit you silly goose!"
He says, " What is going on in here girls?"
Makayla says, " Just having fun with my friend."
Master Splinter says, " Does that include hitting me in the face with a pillow?
Niaomi says, " That was an accident and it won't happen again." Makayla and Niaomi smiled and wrapped their arms around each other's shoulders. Then they laughed.
End of flashback
A tear slid down Makayla's face followed by more tears. She really missed her friend so much.
She cried, " That was one of my favorite memories with you Niaomi! It hurts so much that we will never get to make that memory happen again! All I have now is memories that I'm not sure that I can bare to think about! I miss you so much! I WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE NIAOMI!" Makayla collapsed right in front of her friend's grave and just cried as hard as she could. Then she got up and repeatedly hit a tree with her fist until it was bleeding.
Makayla cried and screamed, " WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HAVE DAMN ANEURYSM AND DIE NIAOMI?! WHY?! WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU?! YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THIS! WHY NIAOMI?! WHY WHY WHY?!" Makayla was now in full blown tears. Her family felt so bad for her. Makayla just buried her face into her father's shoulder and cried. She had never been so upset and sad in her entire life. Austin got dropped off there a few seconds later by his parents and he when saw Makayla he ran up to her. Makayla saw Austin and ran up to him.
Austin sadly says, " Come here." The two teens embraced each other for a long time. Makayla just continued to cry hysterically. Even though she was a ninja she just couldn't help it. This tragedy hit her really hard and it broke her heart to see her friend Niaomi buried six feet under. She kept thinking that is was all just a dream and that everything was fine but she knew that it wasn't and that her friend was gone and never to return. Then Makayla walked back over to her friend's grave and sadly says, " Rest in peace Niaomi. I'll never forget you." Makayla, her family, and her boyfriend Austin left the cemetary.
